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Le Boulou

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commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, France

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Le Boulou is a commune in France, situated within the Pyrénées-Orientales department and the Occitanie region. It lies in the arrondissement of Céret and the Canton of Céret, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Vallespir-Albères. The municipality borders Trasserre, Montesquieu-des-Albères, Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, and Maureillas-las-Illas, and is located next to the Tech body of water.

The commune covers an area of 14.42 square kilometers and has an elevation of 363 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 5,707, comprising 2,599 males and 2,915 females. The postal code for Le Boulou is 66160.

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Place details

Locality
Le Boulou
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
4,952

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Air quality

41US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.5 µg/m³
PM10
12.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Occitania
Department
Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement
Céret
Canton
Vallespir-Albères
Intercommunality
Vallespir
Mayor 2026 32
Patrick Francés
Area
14.42 km (5.57 sq mi)
Population 2023
5,487
Density
380.5/km (985.5/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
66024 /66160
Elevation
55–363 m (180–1,191 ft)

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Official website

Mairie du Boulou - Le Boulou

mairie-leboulou.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Le Boulou
Country
France
Population
5396
Area
14.42
Elevation
108
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Tech
Official website
www.mairie-leboulou.fr
Image
Vue du Boulou depuis complexe sportif.jpg
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Commons category
Le Boulou
topic's main category
Category:Le Boulou
postal code
66160
associated electoral district
canton of Vallespir-Albères
male population
2599
female population
2915
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-68-87-51-00
fax number
+33-4-68-87-45-11
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Encyclopedic overview

Le Boulou ( French pronunciation: [lə bulu] ; Catalan: El Voló [əl βuˈlo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

It is situated 12 km from the Spanish border.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Boulou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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